1. materials characteristic of baseball and the culture of baseball; 2. collectible baseball Americana
2001
At Safeco Field, Seattle Mariners ace Aaron Sele edges the Baltimore Orioles, 2-1. Sele is now 8-0 and the Mariners are 40-12 en route to a record 116-win season! The Orioles’ only run is Cal Ripken, Jr.’s 420th career home run.
1976
The only home run hit by Joe Niekro in his 22-year MLB career comes at the expense of his brother Phil as the Astros tie the Braves in the seventh, then win 4-3.
1974
The Pirates Ken Brett no-hits the Padres until the ninth inning, settling for a two-hit 6-0 shutout in the first game of the doubleheader. In the second game, Brett’s two-run pinch-hit triple gives the Bucs an 8-7 win.
1940
The Cleveland Indians edge the St. Louis Browns 3-2 in the first night game at Sportsman’s Park before 24,827. Bob Feller defeats Eldon Auker and even smashes a home run in the effort.
1948
Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees hits three consecutive home runs a 6 – 5 victory over the Cleveland Indians Two of his homers come off Bob Feller, against whom he would hit 11 in his career.
1950
At the Polo Grounds, Rube Walker hits a grand slam in the 6th inning for the Chicago Cubs. In the bottom of the inning, Monte Irvin also hits a grand slam for the New York Giants. It is the first time in major league history that each team hit a grand slam in the same inning.
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1954
Ted Williams returns to action after breaking his collarbone in spring training and goes 8-for-9 with two home runs and seven RBI in a doubleheader against the Tigers. Williams has three hits in game one, a 7-6 loss. He goes five-for-five in the nightcap, including two home runs, but the Red Sox lose 9-8 in 14 innings.
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1993
George Brett hit his 300th career home run in the sixth inning of the Royals 7-3 victory over the Indians. Brett joined Hank Aaron, Stan Musial, Carl Yastrzemski, Willie Mays and Al Kaline as the only players with at least 3,000 hits and 300 homers. George will finish his career with 317 HRs.
1981
Montreal Expos’ Charlie Lea, a native of France, no-hits the San Francisco Giants 4-0, walking four and striking out eight in the second game of a doubleheader. It is the first no-hitter at Olympic Stadium, which opened for baseball in 1977.
